Penny Stacking works on Jiffy spring !
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Road Warrior
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Penny Stacking works on Jiffy spring !
Probably been posted 100 times but I don't see it here so......
Popped the frame end hook of my Ultras Jiffy Stand spring almost to a 90* angle the other day and it popped out of the frame leaving the spring dangling from the stand.
Re-bent the spring end w/needle nosed pliers, put good hook end in my vise, bent the spring over, opening up the coils & stuck 10 pennies between them.
Bent it the opposite direction, against the pennies & stuck 9 more between the coils.
Inserted the hook into the frame......raised the stand (while my wife held the bike upright) inserted the other end into the stand shaft eye-hole, lowered the stand & all but 2 pennies dropped out......pulled those out w/the needle nosed pliers.
Buying a new spring tomorrow & will use the "old spring & adjustable wrench pull" method to install it.
All available for viewing via youtube............
Popped the frame end hook of my Ultras Jiffy Stand spring almost to a 90* angle the other day and it popped out of the frame leaving the spring dangling from the stand.
Re-bent the spring end w/needle nosed pliers, put good hook end in my vise, bent the spring over, opening up the coils & stuck 10 pennies between them.
Bent it the opposite direction, against the pennies & stuck 9 more between the coils.
Inserted the hook into the frame......raised the stand (while my wife held the bike upright) inserted the other end into the stand shaft eye-hole, lowered the stand & all but 2 pennies dropped out......pulled those out w/the needle nosed pliers.
Buying a new spring tomorrow & will use the "old spring & adjustable wrench pull" method to install it.
All available for viewing via youtube............
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There is an easier way than that. Look for it on u-tube. Loosen bolt of jiffy stand, rotate towards the front of the bike, remove old spring, install new and rotate back. Tighten bolt. Takes all of 2 minutes with the help of a friend to hold the bike up. I think the owners manual even shows how.
Road Master
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From: NE Oklahoma
There is an easier way than that. Look for it on u-tube. Loosen bolt of jiffy stand, rotate towards the front of the bike, remove old spring, install new and rotate back. Tighten bolt. Takes all of 2 minutes with the help of a friend to hold the bike up. I think the owners manual even shows how.
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Thanks to Bama Lee for posting this. I used this method to change my girlfriend's stand on a '17 Deluxe and it worked great!
PS: you can't just swing the stand forward on this softail.
PS: you can't just swing the stand forward on this softail.
Last edited by YZR; May 10, 2020 at 06:29 PM.
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Bama Lee This should work for you as well. Looks like you just picked up that 2006 UC not too long ago so, that Jiffy Stand spring should rotate forward enough as outlined with that bolt removed. My 2003 works this way. The "penny trick" is cool but not really needed.
Last edited by Campy Roadie; May 10, 2020 at 06:22 PM.
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